to feel like a dodo
- idiom
- Informal
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sentirse tonto
- I felt like a dodo when I realized I had left my keys in the car.
Examples
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He feels like a dodo for not double-checking his calculations before submitting the report.
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Whenever I forget someone's name, I just feel like a dodo.
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I feel like a dodo after that mistake.
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She felt like a dodo when she forgot his name.
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He feels like a dodo for forgetting his presentation notes on such an important day.
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I felt like a dodo when I accidentally sent the email to the wrong person.
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She always feels like a dodo after tripping in public for no reason.
Synonyms
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6.0
To be embarrassed and silly because of something you did
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6.0
Be embarrassed and think you are foolish after making a mistake
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9.9
To feel foolish and embarrassed about something you did
To feel foolish or embarrassed because of a mistake
Being foolish and embarrassed after making an obvious mistake
To feel foolish because of something you did
To feel foolish after making a mistake
To feel foolish and embarrassed because of something you did
To be foolish or embarrassed after making a mistake
Act or seem foolish and unable to do something in a situation
To feel foolish and embarrassed after a careless mistake
Antonyms
How Foolish
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to feel foolish' is partially derivable from the components: 'feel' + 'like' + the noun 'dodo' yields a compositional sense of 'feel like a fool' if the learner knows 'dodo' as a colloquial label for a foolish or outdated person. However, 'dodo' is a culturally loaded, somewhat colloquial metaphor (from the extinct bird) that many B1 learners may not know or may interpret differently, so the connection is only partly predictable without prior exposure.
Etymology
The idiom feel like a dodo comes from the dodo, a slow, clumsy bird that could not fly. Imagining that awkward bird helps explain why the phrase means 'to feel foolish or silly' after you do something wrong or forget something.